J. Krishnamurti and other debris

[Guest guest]

Dear Tim --

 

Yes, that was what

the statement implied.

 

And it's funny when

hearing such gossip,

such " opinions about

people, how to define

them " -- we can't

seem to get away from

them -- the authoritative

definition of who someone

was -- as if ...

 

The human

circus goes on, gurus,

clowns, madmen, saints,

sinners, and the ordinary

" sanitation worker " who

sweeps up the mess after

the fair is over...

 

Love,

Insanitary Dan

 

 

Hi List,

 

For what it's worth (nothing at all) -- I see J. Krishnamurti as a

great philosopher/thinker. He churned out so many books, it makes

 

one dizzy. Unfortunately he never seemed to get his message across

 

too well. Philosophy can be like that... it appeals to the head...

 

it never really affects 'the heart'. He attracted large audiences

to

hear him speak, but I'm not sure anyone understood very well what he

 

was trying to say <grin>.

 

To his dying day he complained 'nobody ever got the message'. I

 

never heard of Nisargadatta saying anything like that. I don't know

 

if I would categorize J. Krishnamurti as a 'Sage', per-se.

Maybe " Sage-Philosopher. "

 

I know someone personally (well, on the Net) who got a lot out of J.

 

Krishnamurti's writings. Also, J's 'evil twin', U.G. <grin>

could be

called a disciple, I suppose -- although from all accounts, it

appears that if U.G. " got anything from " J. Krishnamurti, it

was that

all philosophy, all head knowledge is empty. He likes to denounce

 

him as a fraud :-).

 

Other than that, a philosopher is a philosopher. Was J.

Krishnamurti 'Realized? " There's no judging, but Cathy's

writing

speaks volumes. He was a thinker. He claimed an appreciation

for

the beauty of nature, but I wonder if he wasn't lost in dreams

of 'setting mankind totally free'.

 

Namaste,

 

Tim

 

 

 

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